Adult Learners Week – Pensioner helps granddaughter with home schooling after IT course
DAVE JOHNSON was able to help his teenage granddaughter with home schooling in lockdown thanks to a Coleg Cambria Skills for Adults course. The former heating engineer admits to not being the most tech-savvy learner, but quickly got to grips with the college’s Essential Skills classes in Using a Tablet, and Word Processing, held at…
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College students support campaign for more social distancing among teenagers
COLEG CAMBRIA is supporting a campaign urging students to socially distance and lower the risks of Coronavirus. Led by Denbighshire County Council and backed by local authorities, the emergency services and education providers in North Wales, learners have been encouraged to keep to the two-metre rule and help in the fight against COVID-19. The council…
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Free breakfast for Coleg Cambria students returning from COVID-19 lockdown
STUDENTS returning to Coleg Cambria following the Coronavirus lockdown will be given a breakfast boost. The college’s sites in Wrexham, Deeside, Northop and Llysfasi are offering free food and drink to all learners before lectures begin each morning. They will have a choice of toast, a cereal bar, fruit and hot and cold drinks. Chief…
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Taste North East Wales celebrates firms that stepped up to the plate in lockdown
FOOD and drink businesses have stepped up to the plate and met a surge in demand for fresh produce during lockdown. Taste North East Wales praised local food, drink and hospitality firms for diversifying and changing business models to better serve their communities since the onset of the Coronavirus pandemic. From home deliveries to online…
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Budding engineer lands placement at major aerospace company thanks to college
THE career of a budding engineer has taken off thanks to Coleg Cambria. Jack Parry has landed a placement with Raytheon UK, a global technology giant focused on aerospace, defence and cyber and intelligence. Jack, from Bagillt, will be based at the company’s Broughton site and begins a two-year Project Management Apprenticeship this September. Having…
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Record-breaking results day for Coleg Cambria after unprecedented year
AN UNPRECEDENTED academic year concluded with incredible A Level results for the country’s number one college. Coleg Cambria retained its position as Wales’ leading further education institution with an overall pass rate of 99.7%. However, with national uncertainty over grade changes in past days the college is focused on supporting students whose marks may have…
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Student who travelled 7,000 miles and joined Coleg Cambria set for business success
A STUDENT who travelled 7,000 miles from Brunei to North Wales and a leading college has her heart set on business success. Imaan Khan will begin a degree in Economics and Management Studies at Cardiff University after completing her A Levels at Coleg Cambria Yale. The institution’s newly crowned Enterprise Student of the Year was…
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Sixth form head on life in lockdown and supporting students through COVID-19
THE team leading a £15million education complex have supported students through the unprecedented challenges of COVID-19. Head of Deeside Sixth Form Centre Miriam Riddell (pictured with children Ernie and Josephine) and Deputy Director Rob Hughes took the helm at the Flintshire site a year ago. Fast forward 12 months and they have found themselves helping…
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Coleg Cambria and Open University raising education standards for adult learners
A PARTNERSHIP between Coleg Cambria and The Open University (OU) is raising the standards of English and maths for adult learners in Wales. The north east Wales institution was tasked with helping to develop Everyday Maths and English courses in partnership with the OU and Welsh colleges. Amanda Morgan, Cambria’s Deputy Director for Essential Skills,…
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Rugby legend Jonathan Davies hosts virtual open day on traineeships with Coleg Cambria
RUGBY legend Jonathan Davies hosted a virtual open day with Coleg Cambria. The former Great Britain and Wales international – now a TV and media commentator and chat show host – joined employability mentor Carol-Ann Probert for a discussion on provision of traineeships. Organised by the Welsh Government in association with Careers Wales, Working Wales…
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